Thread: Are RF planning updating PHP to 5.3.xx

Hiya.

I have started running PHP 5.3 locally and it causing a lot of errors in some sites we have done previously. Mostly down to using tags that have depreciated in 5.3. Code all runs fine on 5.2.xx.

Would it be possible to switch between PHP 5.3 and 5.2 in helm like you do for .net versions when you do upgrade. This would be a great feature. hint hint.

Do you guys at RF have a timescale for when you plan to move to 5.3.?

At the moment im happy with the ways things are, but knowing if i will have start re writing stuff soon would be useful.

Thanks
Mark

Using the depreciated code between 5.2.x and 5.3 should only produce warnings/notices, which you would suppress on a live site anyway.

What sort of errors are you seeing?

Useful link: http://php.net/manual/en/migration53.deprecated.php

We're waiting for Zend to release a v5.3 compatible optimizer/decoder before we can upgrade the server - otherwise protected script aren't going to run.

Originally Posted by nick

Using the depreciated code between 5.2.x and 5.3 should only produce warnings/notices, which you would suppress on a live site anyway.

What sort of errors are you seeing?

Useful link: http://php.net/manual/en/migration53.deprecated.php

I did get quite a few warnings and notices, but some of the depreciated tags I used caused the site to fail. Cant remember which tag it was without looking, but basically my database connection stopped working.

It seems more likely to me that your local 5.3 installation has been compiled/configured without support for the database you are using, and your site will probably keep working when RF do upgrade.